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Students

A summer doing research is a summer well spent

The College of Science congratulates its Undergraduate Research, Innovation and Creativity (URISC) award winners

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Students

Science in the summer: SURE Science scholars learn by researching

Congratulations to our 2015 SURE Science Scholars!

Elisar Barbar in Paris, France
Biochemistry & Biophysics

High-powered nuclear magnetic resonance instrument to draw regional, national and international scientists to OSU

Elisar Barbar and her team were recently awarded $1.3 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and another $504,000 from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

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Marine Science

New ale supports research on sea star wasting disease

In collaboration with Oregon State University and PISCO, Rogue Ales and Spirits has released the Wasted Sea Star Purple Ale.

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Students

And the 2015 CURE Fellows are....

Six science undergraduate science students have received Cripps Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Summer Fellowships

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Biochemistry researchers collaborate on new sunscreen

Andrew Karplus and his graduate student Kelsey Kean recently discovered that certain animals are able to produce a sunblock compound naturally.

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Students

Celebrating undergraduate excellence in science

Science was well represented at the 2015 Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence event May 14

Stephen Giovannoni sitting in lobby
Marine Science

Rethinking the marine carbon cycle

Professor Stephen Giovannoni was recently published in Science Magazine

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Data Science

Bio+Math

In the last two years, the College of Science has focused on augmenting its expertise in data and life sciences with strategic hires

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Mathematics

Math professor takes interdisciplinary approach to climate and energy

Professor Malgorzata Peszynska's current NSF-funded research takes an interdisciplinary approach to models important for global climate and energy studies.

Chris Marshall and student analyzing insect collection
Integrative Biology

Discover: Our collection of 3 million specimens of insects

Shining the light on arthropods

school of fish and coral
Integrative Biology

Powerhouse PISCO

Marine ecologist Bruce Menge and PISCO researchers have attracted international attention.